It's always amazing that when a woman files a complaint after graduation, male defenders of the teacher - and they are always male defenders - ask why she took so long to contact police. It's not a question anyone asks of those abused by priests.
May 23, 2008 - A 22-year-old woman is suing Westport school officials claiming they failed to protect her and that school officials allowed the former teacher, Peter Eramo Jr., of Milford, to remain a teacher despite prior complaints.
A criminal case is pending against Eramo who was arrested in October 2004 on a second-degree sexual assault charge. Authorities allege that the theater teacher had sex with the girl when she was a junior at Staples High School.
Oct 4, 2006 - Former Staples Teacher Charged in Sex Assault of Student
Eramo, who was let go by the Westport school system in 2003 for “inappropriate behavior” according to the court affidavit, was released on $10,000 bond and is expected to appear again in court Oct. 31, the Post said.October 5, 2006 - School Officials Upset Over Erroneous Sex Assault Report
Westport Schools Superintendent Elliott Landon today disputed that Eramo was discharged for “inappropriate behavior,” saying that he resigned.
Westport school officials said today they were upset over an erroneous newspaper report that a former Staples High School teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student was involved in the school’s theater program. They stress he was an English teacher.
Oct 17, 2006 - Former Staples Teacher Suspended from L.I. Job
Eramo was suspended from his English teaching job at Lindenhurst (N.Y.) Senior High School after he was arrested and charged with second-degree sexual assault. Connecticut authorities say that in 2003, while Eramo was a teacher at Staples High School, he had sex with the student after a night of drinking in New York City.
Eramo's next court date on that case is June 9.
